Bent County register., 1887-04-16

ings at Rocky Ford.
One day last week there was,
We learn, qnlet wedding in our
young city; the first that has oc-
Cured herc.Yh,s year
Owing to DR.. Rice's sickness
the band concert advertised for to-
night Is postponed to date to be
named iii .hc future.
Mr.. Fenton, who has been tel
egraph operator at our depot for SIX
months past, is now real estate
agent at Rocky Ford.
$. Smedley, of Springfield, was
in town Monday. He is putting up
a two story building down there and
VIII open restaurant.
d. 5. Lowe was complimented
by the appointment of police judge
the second term, as Capt. SAINT
was the appointment of city attorney.
"A train composed of two cars of
men and fifteen cars of mules, wag-
ons and grading outfit passed west
Thursday for some of the new roads.
! saturday J. (. Godding sold his
(oiiice building and the one adjoining
! to Thomas Il. Devices for $4,000
cash. The two bring three hundred
and forty dollars :, month rent
Mr.. Maxwell has moved his
dry goods store to his new store
room on the south side. lie now
occupies his own quarters, has more
room and can make 4 better display
of his stock.
Mr.. Frank and William
Cicudenin, the former from Morri-
son, aud the latter Moline, Illinois,
have been III town the past week.
They both have real estate interest
IN this country.
F. II. Friend arrived here Mon
day morning with eighteen head of
good Kansas cows and eight head CT
horses from Winfield, Kansas. The
stock was driven downto his fathers
ranch near Springfield.
There Will be services at the
Hall on next Sunday us follows:
Sunday school at 10 u. m; preaching
at | u. IN. aud 7:45 p. IN. All are
invited to attend IL. l.. BEARDsLEY,
Pastor NJ. K. church.
DIR. Averill, dentist, will be here
until saturday, April 23l. Parties
needing dentristry should attend to
it at once. The Doctor will be here
one week in each month to Practice
hi. profession. Oilice over post
Office.
"a good mule team. each six
Wears old, weight about 900 apiece,
good wagon aud harness been in
u>o year, the property of j. NJ.
Cooper will be rafii ID at two dollars
a chance. For particulars call at
Igo ,S Mungers.
\ j. w. Decker has sold half
interest in his drug store TO 4.
Brooks, aud vii spend the most of
his time at Rocky Ford Mr..
Decker was one of the first men to
come to Lamar aud we dislike 10
have him. divide his affection for
Lamar with any otler town.
MIR. J. w. Graham has formed
partnership with e. L. Sexton,
deputy county surveyor, and viii
do a real estate, locating and sur
vcying business. Mr.: Graham came
10 Lamar before the town site was
surveyed and has made success of
the real estate business.
The new city government took
charge of affairs Monday evening
but did not meet for business until
w edncsday. e, ening, when the fol
lowing officers were appointed by
the mayor and confirmed by the
council: City attorney, +. Saint;
police Judge, d. 5. Lowe; treasurer,
&. NJ. Morrison; clerk, Ben Colthar,
marshall, Tim Talbot.
Rev. A. p. Bencker, s. j, Cath
Ole pastor of Pueblo, who has under
his charge the Catholic missions of
Pueblo county and Bent county, and
/ has secured location for church
and school in Parmeuter's addition
will be in The city on Sunday April
18th and will hold religious services
mt the Hall AT 8 IL. IN. After service in
informal meeting at the same place
in order to devise practical arrange
ments. All Catholics are earnestly
requested to attend and everybody
kindly welcome.
W One of our real estate men
Towns a lot that since the heavy rain
4 has been under water. So Charlie
Ross, nobody but Charlie would do
such a thing, hired a small boy to
| stand at the edge of the water ON the